Zhang Bainan, deputy to the National Peoples Congress: It is expected that the Chinese Space Station will be built around 2022.

Zhang Bainan, deputy to the National Peoples Congress: It is expected that Chinas space station will be built around 2022 (source:)

On March 3, Zhang Bainan, a deputy to the National Peoples Congress and chief designer of the manned space headquarters of the Fifth Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Corporation, told reporters that manned space is progressing continuously according to the national plan. According to the plan, the second step has been completed and the third step, namely, the development of the space station project, is under way. It is expected that Chinas space station will be built around 2022.